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<h1>Module Manager</h1>


<p align="right">Version 4.5.3</p><p align="left"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Modules</span> are
modular elements used to display information items or interactive
features throughout a Joomla! Site. The main characteristic is publishing content in pre-established positions ruled by the
corresponding template (Front-end or Back-end templates for Site and
Administrator areas respectively). </p><p align="left">Examples of
modules are Menus, Login and Search forms etc.... Simple HTML Modules can be
created directly from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Module Manager</span>. In more complicated cases,
they will have to be installed. There are hundreds of modules already
programmed for Mambo, written by various Joomla! community members.&nbsp;
You will find them on the Joomla! projects site, <a href="http://www.mamboforge.net">www.mamboforge.net</a>. They are free and available for download.</p><p align="left">The
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Module Manager</span> displays the installed modules.&nbsp; You can manage
them by clicking on the appropriate icon in the Toolbar.</p><h2><span style="font-weight: bold;">Toolbar Icons</span></h2><p align="left"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Publish: </span>Click the 'Publish' icon to publish your modules on the Front-end</span><span> or Back-end </span><span>of your Web site.<br /><br /></span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Unpublish: </span>Click the 'Unpublish' icon to unpublish your modules on the Front-end </span><span>or Back-end </span><span> of your Web site.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Copy:</span>
Click the 'Copy' icon to make a copy of the selected module. This
enables it to be displayed in more than one place on the Front-end <span> or Back-end </span>of
your Web site. A new version is created with the name 'Copy of (the
name of the module you copied)'. You can rename it.</p><p align="left"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Delete:</span>&nbsp;Click the 'Delete' icon to delete/uninstall a module from your system.</span><br /><span><span style="font-style: italic;">NOTE:
You cannot delete the 'last' module of a particular 'type' on this
screen. If you want to delete a specific type of module, go to the
Install/Uninstall screen as explained above.</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Edit:
</span>Click the 'Edit' icon to edit or modify the module. Clicking the linked
name will also perform this function. This enables you to change the
attributes of a module like it's title, it's position, the order in
which it appears on the page, access level and whether it is published
or not. From this page you will also be able to change the location the
module appears on the Front-end<span> or Back-end </span> of your site and any parameters that
apply to the module.<br /><span><br style="font-weight: bold;" />
</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">New: </span>Click
the &quot;New&quot; icon to create a new module. A screen will display with a list of the Modules installed on your system.<span>&nbsp;</span><br /></p><h2>JS Tree&nbsp; (left menu)</h2>This navigation menu tree provides shortcuts to access various aspects of the Administration related to Modules.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Site</span>: This displays, in table view, the Site Modules.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Admin</span>: This displays, in table view, the Administration Modules.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Edit Positions:&nbsp;</span> This lets you edit/create modules positions for the template.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Preview Positions:&nbsp;</span> This lets you preview the home page of the Front-end of your site with details of the positions in use.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Install</span>:&nbsp; This displays the Module Installer screen.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Manage</span>: This displays the Module uninstall and package making screen.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">List packages:&nbsp;</span> This shows a table list of all Modules packages availbale on your site (installed or not).<font size="4"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Filters</span></font><span style="font-weight: bold;">&nbsp; (From left to right):<br /><br />Search Box:</span>&nbsp; Type in the name of a module and click the &quot;Go&quot; icon.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">State:</span>&nbsp; This displays the Menu Items according to the publishing state.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">
Access:</span>&nbsp; This displays the Menu Items according to their Access levels.<br /><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Position:</span> This displays the modules according to their position.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Type:</span> This displays the Modules according to their type (mod_mymodule).<br /><h2><span style="font-weight: bold;">Column Descriptions</span></h2>Click on any title to change the order of the items in that column.<br /><p align="left"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Check
Box/Padlock:</span> If the box is empty, check it to select the module. </span><span>Then click any of the Toolbar Icons to perform the various actions.<br /></span></p><p align="left"><span>A padlock icon will
replace the Check Box if&nbsp;the item is&nbsp;checked-out. Clicking on it will check-in the item on an individual basis. If
this module has been checked out by another manager/administrator,
please contact the administrator of your site for him/her to Check-in
the&nbsp;module. <br /></span></p><p align="left"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Module
Name: </span></span>This <span>column lists </span><span>the titles of the modules. It is editable and&nbsp; will be
displayed on the Front-end of your Web site if you choose so. Click the name to open the &quot;Edit&quot; screen for this module.<br /> </span></p><p align="left"><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Published:
</span></span>This <span>column </span><span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>tells you if the module contents will show on the Front-end of your
Web site. Click the green icon or red cross to toggle the
status.</span><br /><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reorder:
</span>This column allows you to change the relevant order that the modules
display on the Front-end of your Web page(s). Click the 'up' or 'down'
arrows to increase or decrease the module order by one position.</span></p><p align="left"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Order :</span> This <span>column </span>shows the order of the modules as displayed in the Front-end of your site.<br />To
modify this order, type in the numbers in the order that you would like to have them
presented.&nbsp; Then, click the ‘Save Order’ icon next to the Column
Heading ‘Order’.</p><p align="left"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Access:
</span>This <span>column </span>shows who can see the modules on the Front-end of a Web page.
Click the link to toggle through the Public/Registered/Special access levels.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Position:
</span>This <span>column </span>shows which template positions the module will display in. Some
common Template positions are - User1, Left, Right, and Top. <br /><span style="font-style: italic;">NOTE: You can only assign the module position to one that is already pre-coded into your template</span><br /><br style="font-weight: bold;" /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pages: </span>This <span>column </span>shows which pages the module will display on. Options include All, Varies or None.<br /><span style="font-style: italic;">NOTE: This is not applicable to Administrator modules. Click on the &quot;Edit&quot; icon in the Toolbar to edit this parameter.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ID: </span>This <span>column </span>shows the ID number for the module item. This is allocated by the Joomla! site system when the module instance is saved.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Type:
</span>This <span>column </span>shows the type of module. An example is <span style="font-weight: bold;">mod_mainmenu</span> which is the
'type' of module used for the User Menu and the Main Menu module
instances.&nbsp;<br /><br />At the bottom of the list you may see a
pagination feature, which will allow you to navigate to the next set of
modules in the list. You can also set the number of modules displayed
on a page by selecting the number in the drop down box at the bottom of
the screen.&nbsp;<br /><br /><strong>The following Site Modules are&nbsp;bundled with Mambo:<br /></strong>The
following titles for each module are the default titles in Mambo's
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